Giovanni Messe
Giovanni Messe | |
|---|---|
Messe in 1941 | |
| Chief of the Comando Supremo | |
| In office 18 November 1943 – 1 May 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Vittorio Ambrosio |
| Succeeded by | Claudio Trezzani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 December 1883 Mesagne, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 18 December 1968 (aged 85) Rome, Italian Republic |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Italy Italian Republic |
| Branch/service | Royal Italian Army |
| Years of service | 1901–1947 |
| Rank | Marshal of Italy |
| Commands | First Army German-Italian Panzer Army Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia |
| Battles/wars | |
Giovanni Messe (10 December 1883 – 18 December 1968) was an Italian field marshal and politician. In the Second World War, he was captured in Tunisia but made chief of staff of the Italian Co-belligerent Army after the armistice of September 1943. Later, he was an elected representative in the Italian Senate. He is considered by many to have been the best Italian general of the war.